Travessia.

Abstract

This report is intended to present the theoretical and practical path contained in the research and development of an interactive artwork in a multilinear short film format entitled Travessia (Crossing, in translation to english), which tells the story of Alice, a young woman who, during a routine run through the forest, ends up finding a portal, represented by a tree with a marked symbol, and is transported to another reality without knowing the motivation behind such an incident. In this other dimension, located in the same space but not at the sametime, Alice will meet other women, will have conflicting feelings, will face challenges and will be invited to fulfill a purpose: to make a crossing. In developing the project, we took into account the concepts of Expanded Cinema (YOUNGBLOOD, 1970) and other expressions of art and technology (ARANTES, 2006; DOMINGUES, 1997) and the possibilities of interaction and affectation in the artwork-spectator relationship. The narrative was planned to allow it to be influenced by the viewer through its movement, therefore the work will be madeavailable to be accessed, preferably, by mobile devices via website, from where it will be possible to capture the movements of the device that will influence the navigation between thenarrative lines of the film. This audiovisual production, in its aesthetic and language conception, is an experiment resulting from research on technological convergences in audiovisual, on the incorporation of so-called new media within artistic and video productions, exploring the areas of union between technology and art. In the thematic part, theresearches were conducted by studies on feminism, history of women and, mainly, the stereotype of the figure of witches in audiovisual. Through the story told, we seek to bring reflections on the reconnection with ancestral knowledge and the power of women's existence, raising political and social reflections, such as on the violence of patriarchy, the perpetuated sexist social constructions that persecute women and other minorities and the importance of collectivity and resistance.